宗教对政治的影响

1、ProtestantismProtestantismProtestantism is one of the major divisions within Christianity. It has been defined as “any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith (因信称因信称义义)alone, the priesthood of all

2、 believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the only source of revealed truth In American, traditional values, a man will be thought as faithful and reliable if he belief in god. Therefore most Americans dont want an atheist as a President. According to statistics, of all 44 presidents , 40 of them

3、are the members of the Christian church definitely, and the remaining four also have close relationship with the church. religious identity of the Presidents of the United Statessince the spirit of the protestantism has been formed as the center of the mainstream values in American society. in the s

4、pirit of the protestant , whether the candidates can represent the values become a heavy condition when voters choose their leaders in the past 200 years. the candidates religious identity is often the most intuitive measure of qualification of formal requirements. According to statistics, the 44 Pr

5、esidents of the United States, except rare occasions , the vast majority are protestant so far. In July 2012, a report was released by the Pew research center, disclosing the registered voters attitude towards presidential candidate religious background:- 60% of voters know that Romneys mormonism ba

6、ckground;- 60% voters knowing that Romneys mormonism background didnt feel unwell;- 66% of voters thought the religious influence in American life is reducing.reasons In the social media era, people are more clear about government decisions than past. they increasingly found that no matter in the hi

7、story or in the reality. Presidents religious piety often doesnt match with their actual performance. non-believers are becoming more and more. In 1950,only 2% of people are non-believers; In 1970,there are 7%; and now it is 20%!conclusion It is obvious that religious belief has significant influence in presidential election. However, the trend that Gods ignore of participating